LucasBarton Posted January 12, 2012 Posted January 12, 2012 Hi, I'm getting ready to upgrade the PC I use to run my emulators and I need some advice on what to get. My main concerns are getting something fast enough to run games like Daytona USA, Rave Racer, and the Atomiswave games at full speed through MAME. Any processor or ram recommendations? I'm not looking to spend that much, maybe $400 all together. Any info would be appreciated.
Adultery Posted January 12, 2012 Posted January 12, 2012 $400 just for the box? You could build a suitable rig for that easily.
LucasBarton Posted January 12, 2012 Author Posted January 12, 2012 Yeah, somewhere around there. I'm wanting to get a new motherboard and cpu, more ram, and a bigger hd. Would something like this do the job, not enough, or overkill? : http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.798714
simbamame Posted January 15, 2012 Posted January 15, 2012 I run daytona at full on a p3 3.08 ghz single core with a 512 meg gfx card but i use the sega model 2 emulator, why not give that a go on your current system 1st and see how it handles.
LucasBarton Posted January 15, 2012 Author Posted January 15, 2012 I run daytona at full on a p3 3.08 ghz single core with a 512 meg gfx card but i use the sega model 2 emulator, why not give that a go on your current system 1st and see how it handles.I use an ArcadeVGA video card so I can connect to an arcade monitor and it has issues with the Nebula Model 2 emulator. It seems to be a common problem so that is why I had wanted to play the Model 2 games through MAME.
sparky Posted January 18, 2012 Posted January 18, 2012 forget about the bulldozer, as much as I hate Intel, in this procesor generation they have the best performance/powerconsumption chips.I would recommend to you, from low-end to performancePentium G620 (70dls) + H61 moboi3 2100 (125dls) + H67(B3) moboi5 2310 (185dls) + H67(B3) moboi5 2500K (230dls) + Z68 mobo
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